The sudden change before their eyes instantly altered the expressions of everyone in the courtyard.
What was happening?
Liu Bai's hands trembled.
Just moments ago, they had been thinking of eliminating these seven people first.
But then.
Luo Mingyue suddenly unleashed her Nascent Soul stage power. Even if her target wasn't them, the mere aftershocks of her spiritual energy sent shivers down their spines.
And that wasn't all.
She cleaved open the main hall with a single sword strike, and inside, there appeared... a heart?
Also.
When did the Bronze Demon Guard die?
And why did the Bronze Demon Guard suddenly possess Nascent Soul stage power?
Everyone's hearts trembled, and for a moment, they all froze in place.
"Luo Mingyue, a disciple of the Sword Sect, is ordered to eradicate the Heavenly Venerate Society." Luo Mingyue drew her sword, her expression cold as she pointed it at the Bronze Demon Guard: "I didn't expect this so-called Heavenly Venerate to be just a heart."
Luo Mingyue had only just realized.
This Heavenly Venerate actually had no physical body.
That heart was his true form!
Within the heart, there was an unfathomably vast power, and how much power the heart could exert likely depended on the physical body!
With the physical strength of a Bronze Demon Guard at the early Golden Core stage, after his death, his corpse was enough for the heart to unleash power at the late Nascent Soul stage!
What if there was a body with even greater physical strength? The power of this heart would only be pushed to its limits! If... this heart were to unleash the power of the Soul Transformation stage, then it would truly be a life-and-death crisis.
With Luo Mingyue's sword pointed at him, the Bronze Demon Guard's face twisted into a grotesque smile: "Sword Sect disciples. You've indeed come. Is it just you alone? There's no need for the others to hide either."
The "Bronze Demon Guard's" gaze swept over the other few people.
Liu Juncheng narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Liu Juncheng, a disciple of the Sword Sect, is ordered to eradicate the Heavenly Venerate Society."
Spiritual energy erupted from him, late Golden Core stage!
Sui Jin calmly stated, "Sui Jin, a disciple of the Sword Sect, is ordered to eradicate the Heavenly Venerate Society."
His slightly corpulent body, like a skin, slowly peeled off him.
A dashing man with charming features appeared on the scene.
With a sword in hand, his aura steadily climbed, finally settling at the early Golden Core stage.
The "Bronze Demon Guard" smiled: "What a good puppet skin. No wonder you could deceive that contractual yellow paper."
Sui Jin merely raised an eyebrow indifferently.
"And you." The "Bronze Demon Guard" looked at Jiang Yi with interest: "Demonic beast bloodline? You should be a good candidate for body cultivation, why bother practicing swordsmanship? Why don't you leave the Sword Sect and follow me from now on? I guarantee you a bright future."
Jiang Yi sneered, and before her sword was drawn, a sharp sword qi had already arrived.
The "Bronze Demon Guard" frowned and dodged, but the sword qi still grazed a strand of his hair.
"Sword Sect, Jiang Yi," Jiang Yi said expressionlessly.
Her aura fully erupted, her cultivation, like Sui Jin's, was at the early Golden Core stage.
The "Bronze Demon Guard" was not annoyed in the slightest. He smiled and looked at Li Shuang: "Li Shuang, the genius of the Sword Sect? The demon race has already issued a kill order for you, do you know how much your head is worth now? Killing you might help me advance further."
Li Shuang's expression was calm: "That depends on whether you have the ability."
Sheng Yuan and Shen Yue sneered, about to introduce themselves.
The "Bronze Demon Guard" had already shifted his gaze. He said indifferently, "In this world, the principle isn't about good and evil. It's about... strength. Since you've come, stay here forever."
"The bodies of Sword Sect disciples should be very useful vessels."
As the "Bronze Demon Guard's" words fell, monstrous bloody aura rose from his feet. Luo Mingyue's expression turned serious, and she immediately met him.
Her voice echoed in Li Shuang and the others' minds.
"Control the Silver Demon Guard and the Gold Demon Guard, don't kill them yet! Wait until I completely extinguish the vitality of that heart, then kill them!"
Li Shuang and the others nodded in understanding.
This heart was very sinister; it could revive by attaching itself to a body.
Within the Bronze Demon Guard's body, it could possess late Nascent Soul stage power. And this underground kingdom, a base he had built for several years, under his influence, exuded an endless bloody aura. With the addition of blood, the "Bronze Demon Guard's" power even surpassed the normal level of the late Nascent Soul stage.
If it were the bodies of the Silver Demon Guard or the Gold Demon Guard, the power of this so-called Heavenly Venerate would likely be even stronger.
The most urgent task now was to completely destroy that heart.
Luo Mingyue swung her sword to meet him. A sinister expression appeared on the "Bronze Demon Guard's" lips, and his body actually transformed into blood, completely seeping into the ground.
Luo Mingyue's qi had already locked onto him. She sneered and immediately gave chase.
The auras of the two Nascent Soul stage cultivators quickly disappeared from this place.
Sheng Yuan, who had been completely ignored by the "Bronze Demon Guard" just now, coldly looked at the Silver Demon Guard and the Gold Demon Guard: "You low-level evil cultists, today, on behalf of the Sword Sect, I will personally exterminate you!"
Liu Juncheng couldn't help but glance at him: "Didn't you hear what Senior Sister said? The priority now is to trap them! We should set up a sword formation to control these two demons first, and then..."
"Form a formation? A mere Golden Core stage, I can handle it myself."
Sheng Yuan held his sword and charged directly at the Gold Demon Guard.
Both were at the Golden Core stage, but he was a true disciple of the Sword Sect, while that so-called Gold Demon Guard was nothing but an evil cultist!
Was he afraid of him?
A strange smile appeared on the Gold Demon Guard's lips. His clothes suddenly ripped apart, and strange red marks appeared on his skin.
And his power, at this moment, was instantly boosted to the early Nascent Soul stage!
Sheng Yuan's pupils suddenly constricted, and the Sunken Water Sword was instantly snatched by the Gold Demon Guard.
The next moment.
A huge crack appeared on the Sunken Water Sword.
Sheng Yuan's expression changed abruptly. He instantly recalled the Sunken Water Sword, his face becoming incredibly grim.
Early Nascent Soul stage!
This Gold Demon Guard, with the help of blood energy, actually increased his power to the early Nascent Soul stage in an instant!
Although it was an incredibly unstable Nascent Soul stage, it was still the power of the Nascent Soul stage!
"Reputable sects, the six righteous sects?" A laugh rang out. The Silver Demon Guard tilted her head, and blood marks also appeared on her neck and face. Her power also reached the early Nascent Soul stage!
Two early Nascent Soul stage cultivators!
Plus a late Nascent Soul stage Heavenly Venerate!
This was the full power of the Heavenly Venerate Society when it fully erupted.
"One by one, truly delicate and tender." The Silver Demon Guard chuckled and licked her lips: "Since you've come, all of you shall stay."
Sheng Yuan's face was grim, but he valued his life. After recalling the Sunken Water Sword, he instantly returned to the middle of the group.
Liu Juncheng glanced at him and said slowly, "You haven't forgotten the basic sword formation that all Sword Sect disciples know, have you? The five of us, with the power of the sword formation, can easily trap these two! They can't maintain their Nascent Soul stage power indefinitely. As long as we endure their burst period, the lives of these two will be at our mercy."
If their opponents were geniuses from the other six sects, they naturally wouldn't be so arrogant as to dare to fight Nascent Soul stage cultivators with Golden Core stage power.
But facing rogue cultivators, it was common for disciples of the six sects to fight beyond their cultivation level.
"Alright." Sheng Yuan's face was ugly, but he still honestly agreed.